More than a year’s worth of improvements to Morpeth Bridge over the Hunter River have been completed.
The $2.9 million NSW Government project aimed to maintain the strength and capacity of the state heritage listed bridge.
Roads and Maritime Services started work during the middle of 2016, which involved replacing most of the timber truss elements on the bridge.
Parliamentary Secretary for the Hunter Scot MacDonald said work on the bridge was delicate because the bridge is listed on the state heritage register.Roads and Maritime Services started work during the middle of 2016, which involved replacing most of the timber truss elements on the bridge.
“It is assessed as being nationally significant, primarily on the basis of its technical and historical characteristics,” Mr MacDonald said.
Full article available at Maitland Mercury, October 26 2017.
